Aerospace Engineering

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Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials by Rene Alderliesten - TU Delft Open , 2018This book provides an introduction to the discipline of aerospace structures and materials: materials, manufacturing and processing techniques, structures, design principles and structural performance, including aspects like durability and safety.(211 views)Introduction to Linear, Time-Invariant, Dynamic Systems for Students of Engineering by William Hallauer - Virginia Tech , 2016This is a formal college engineering textbook, complete with homework problems. It will be understandable for students of engineering system dynamics, a valuable teaching resource for course instructors, and a useful reference for self-study.(1583 views)Flight Physics: Models, Techniques and Technologies by Konstantin Volkov (ed.) - InTech , 2018The book focuses on the synthesis of the fundamental disciplines and practical applications involved in the investigation, description, and analysis of aircraft flight including aerodynamics, propulsion, flight performance, stability, and control.(1785 views)

Space Transport and Engineering Methods - Wikibooks , 2017Space systems engineering is a worthy field of study within the larger context of all sciences and engineering. This book is an introduction to both the historical design challenges of transport and space hardware design, and new engineering methods.(2644 views)Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering by Manuel Soler - Create Space , 2014This book covers an undergraduate, introductory course to aeronautical engineering and aims at combining theory and practice to provide a comprehensive, thorough introduction to the fascinating, yet complex discipline of aerospace engineering.(3341 views)Crash Course: Lessons Learned from Accidents Involving Remotely Piloted and Autonomous Aircraft by Peter W. Merlin - NASA , 2013This volume contains an investigation of remotely piloted research vehicle and unmanned aircraft system mishaps and will examine their causes, consequences, corrective actions, and lessons learned. The book comprises a series of case studies.(4214 views)Lecture Notes on Gas Dynamics by Joseph M. Powers - University of Notre Dame , 2012These are a set of class notes for a gas dynamics/viscous flow course taught to juniors in Aerospace Engineering. It is expected that the student has some familiarity with concepts such as material derivatives, control volume analysis, etc.(5229 views)NASA at 50: Interviews with NASA's Senior Leadership by Rebecca Wright, Sandra Johnson, Steven J. Dick - NASA , 2012The 50th anniversary of NASA on 1 October 2008 found an agency in the midst of deep transition. This volume provides a snapshot of the thinking of NASA senior leadership on the occasion of its 50th anniversary and in the midst of these sea changes.(4386 views)Aerodynamics and Flight Dynamics of Turbojet Aircraft by T.I. Ligum - NASA , 1969This book presents the physical bases of practical high-speed aerodynamics, and the influence of air compressibility on the aerodynamic characteristics of wings and aircraft. Primary attention is turned to passenger jets.(17449 views)Helicopter Aerodynamics by D. I. Bazov - NASA , 1972Principles of helicopter flight under various conditions are reviewed, giving special attention to the operation of the main rotor. Brief history of helicopter development is presented, together with a summary of the main components of a helicopter.(5789 views)Flight Without Formulae: Simple Discussions on the Mechanics of the Aeroplane by Emile Auguste Duchene - Longmans, Green and co. , 1916The book is written in the simplest possible language, and contains not a single formula. It treats the principles of flight and the problems involved in the mechanics of the aeroplane, demanding only the most elementary knowledge of arithmetic.(6310 views)Modeling Flight by Joseph R. Chambers - NASA , 2010NASA has made many contributions to a broad range of aircraft including general aviation, fighters, and supersonic transports. This book describes the issues that must be considered when transferring subscale results to full-scale application.(12630 views)Wind Tunnels by Satoru Okamoto - InTech , 2011This book collects original research studies on recent applications in wind tunnel tests, exhibiting various investigation directions and providing a bird's eye view on this broad subject area. Addressed to researchers and professional engineers.(14609 views)Applied Aerodynamics by Leonard Bairstow - Longmans, Green , 1920The work aims at the extraction of principles of flight from, and the illustration of the use of, detailed information on aeronautics now available from many sources. The subject of aerodynamics is almost wholly based on experiment.(14355 views)Aerodynamics by N. A. V. Piercy - English University Press , 1947This book presents the modern science of Aerodynamics and its immediate application to aircraft. The present edition is enlarged to provide an introduction to the mathematical and experimental study of compressible flow, subsonic and supersonic.(8710 views)Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook - US Government Printing Office , 1995The purpose of this advisory circular is to make amateur-built/ultralight aircraft pilots aware that test flying an aircraft is a critical undertaking, which should be approached with thorough planning, skill, and common sense.(14711 views)Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook - Federal Aviation Administration , 2007Weight and balance, two of the most important factors affecting flight safety, are thoroughly discussed in this handbook. Indispensable for those responsible for aircraft weight distribution - the engineers, designers, and pilots.(9094 views)Beyond Horizons: A Half Century of Air Force Space Leadership by David N. Spires - AU Press , 1998This book tells the story of the origins and development of the United States Air Force's space program from its earliest beginnings in the post Second World War period to its emergence as a critical operational presence in the Persian Gulf War.(9584 views)Aerospace Technologies Advancements by Thawar T. Arif - InTech , 2010Space technology has become increasingly important after the great development and rapid progress in information and communication technology. This book deals with the latest and most prominent research in space technology.(9049 views)Space Handbook by Robert W. Buchheim - RAND Corporation , 2007Written as a basic guide on the uses and characteristics of space systems, this book discusses astronautics and its applications, technology in the space environment, rocket vehicles, propulsion systems, propellants, internal power sources, etc.(16472 views)The Secret of Flight by Johan Hoffman, Johan Jansson, Claes Johnson , 2008A theory of subsonic flight based on a combination of analysis and computation. We uncover a mechanism for the generation of substantial lift at the expense of small drag of a wing, which is fundamentally different from the classical theories.(22058 views)Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft by Laurence K. Loftin, Jr. - United States Government Printing , 1985This volume traces the technical development of the airplane from a curiosity at the beginning of World War I to the highly useful machine of today. Included are significant aircraft that incorporated important technical innovations.(10101 views)Introduction to the Aerodynamics of Flight by Theodore A. Talay - NASA History Division , 1975This book is an introductory course in aerodynamics. It provides more than a layman's treatment of the subject but not the detail as taught in many individual courses on the college level. The result is a highly qualitative, illustrated set of notes.(10223 views)Basics of Space Flight by Dave Doody - NASA , 2009This tutorial is designed to help operations people identify the range of concepts associated with deep space missions, and grasp the relationships among them. It also enjoys popularity with people interested in interplanetary space flight.(17903 views)Facing the Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics by T. A. Heppenheimer - NASA , 2007Hypersonics is the study of flight at speeds where aerodynamic heating dominates the physics of the problem. Typically this is Mach 5 and higher. Hypersonics is an engineering science with close links to supersonics and engine design.(9933 views)Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Story by R. Dale Reed - NASA History Office , 2005A story of the most unusual flying machines ever flown, the lifting bodies. It is a story about the engineers who committed a significant part of their lives to prove that the concept was a viable one for use in spacecraft of the future.(11240 views)The Smell Of Kerosene: A Test Pilot's Odyssey by Donald L. Mallick - University Press of the Pacific , 2005The book tells the dramatic story of a NASA research pilot who logged over 11,000 flight hours in more than 125 types of aircraft. Mallick gives the reader fascinating first-hand descriptions of his carrier operations and his research flying career.(11240 views)NASA Engineers and the Age of Apollo by Sylvia Doughty Fries - NASA History Office , 1992This is the story less of heroes than of a generation of engineers who made Apollo possible. It is thus the story of the men and women who stood where the shadow was deepest. Their story is told largely in their own words.(10150 views)Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference by Richard W. Orloff - NASA History Division , 2004With the passage of time there are opportunities to reconsider Project Apollo anew. This book draws out the statistical information about each of the flights that have been long buried in numerous technical memoranda and historical studies.(11209 views)The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology by Ivan D. Ertel, at al. - NASA , 2007The chronology of the Apollo spacecraft and the lunar mission provides documented information covering a wide range of happenings directly and indirectly related to the program. Written for historians and others interested in the great adventure.(11793 views)Societal Impact of Spaceflight - NASA , 2007Has the Space Age had a significant effect on society? This volume is to examines the effects of spaceflight on society through scholarly research, making use especially of the tools of the historian and the broader social sciences and humanities.(8274 views)Remembering the Space Age by Steven J. Dick - NASA , 2009Thought-provoking ideas, views, and speculative reasoning. The book itself is divided into three parts: National and Global Dimensions of the Space Age; Remembrance and Cultural Representation of the Space Age; and Reflections of the Space Age.(10177 views)Orders of Magnitude: A History of the NACA and NASA, 1915-1990 by Roger E. Bilstein - United States Government Printing , 1989This is a concise history of NACA and its successor agency, NASA. This edition not only updates the historical record, but restores aeronautics to its due place in the history of the agency and of mankind's most fascinating and continuing voyage.(11228 views)The Wind and Beyond by James R. Hansen, - NASA History Office , 2003A documentary journey into the history of aerodynamics in America. How ideas about aerodynamics first developed and how the technology evolved to forge the airplane into the revolutionary machine is the epic story told in this book.(9828 views)Aerial Vehicles by Thanh Mung Lam - InTech , 2009The book on aerial vehicles: design and development, UAV trajectory generation, unmanned helicopters, flight control system optimization, intelligent aerial vehicles, autonomous formation flight, asymmetric hovering flapping flight, and much more.(16217 views)Fundamentals of Multiphase Flow by Christopher E. Brennen - Cambridge University Press , 2005The book for graduate students and researchers at the cutting edge of investigations into the fundamental nature of multiphase flows. It is intended as a reference book for the basic methods used in the treatment of multiphase flows.(11573 views)